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copy desk

noun Journalism.

the desk in a newspaper office at which copy is edited and prepared for printing.Compare slot1(def 5).

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Nearby words

copulate, copulation, copulative, copulative asyndeton, copy, copy desk, copy in, copy negative, copy paper, copy protection, copy taster

Origin of copy desk

An Americanism dating back to 1925–30
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British Dictionary definitions for copy desk

copy desk

noun

journalism a desk where copy is edited
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